“The way I think we were living is an invention. The truth is nobody can own anything. That was an unheard-of concept among indigenous people. We invented that.” PeopleThinkingWayTruth IsConceptsInventionIndigenousUnheardIndigenous People Author:Tom Shadyac
“I have not walked away from Hollywood. I'm walking away from the way I personally did business in Hollywood. The budget of whatever movie I do needs to be efficient; it needs to consider what kind of resources we're using and how to be as responsible as possible.” WayNeedsKindWalkingResourcesHollywoodResponsibleBudgetsEfficientWalking Away Author:Tom Shadyac
“Look at native cultures - they've lasted for tens of thousands of years, not doing everything right. We wouldn't want to emulate them in many ways, but their basic philosophies - being a part of nature, a part of a tribe or group without elevating, not what you call dominator philosophies - they lasted for tens of thousands of years. It took us to come and put them asunder.” WayWantYearsLooksPhilosophyCultureGroupsNativeTribesEmulateElevating Author:Tom Shadyac
“I didn't want to hear the usual answers about what's wrong because I believe these are symptoms: global warming, genocide, hunger, poverty, war, environmental crisis. If we can identify the root cause, we can change our ways.” IfsWayWantBelieveWarI BelieveCausesAnswersPovertyRootsCrisisEnvironmentalHungerGlobal WarmingGenocideUsualSymptomsRoot CauseEnvironmental CrisisHunger Poverty Author:Tom Shadyac
“If you bounce a tennis ball against a wall it will come back to you the same way every time. But if you shift the wall a few degrees it will come back another way.” IfsWayWallDegreesBallsTennisAnother WayBounceTennis Balls Author:Tom Shadyac
“When an individual changes in even a small way he immediately changes the world around him. And that concentric circle moves out and changes everything.” WorldWayMovingIndividualCirclesChanging The World Author:Tom Shadyac
